Sheringham Methodists’ big Fairtrade brew

St Andrews Church in Sheringham are holding a Big Brew coffee morning to support Transform Trade, which was formerly known as Traidcraft Exchange.

Big Brew is promoted by the charity as an opportunity to gather friends and family together over a fairtrade cuppa and some homemade cakes and treats to raise money in support of trade and climate justice. In 2023 there were over one hundred Big Brews in the UK, which raised over £25,000.
 
Transform Trade has begun to help create 100 community-owned shops called Sadaipati in Bangladesh – and the inspirational women running these shops are transforming their communities. The charity is aiming to help build 100 of these transformative shops – and the Big Brew coffee mornings are helping to raise the funds.
 
Sriti is the manager of her local community-run store in Bangladesh, and said “Prior to establishment of the store, it was unthinkable in our village that women could run a business in a big scale such as this.  Now we have changed people’s perceptions.”
 
The Big Brew Coffee Morning will take place from 10am until 12 noon on Saturday 24 February at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Cromer Road, Sheringham, NR26 8SA. There will be a Fairtrade stall, cake stall, quizzes and a tombola, and all proceeds will go to Transform Trade.
 
For more information visit: transform-trade.org/big-brew 

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